The Witching Hour
Late-Night Shorts Program
Friday, Oct 17 2008, 11:00PM
Al Green Theatre, 750 Spadina Avenue
Co-presented by Ultra 8 Pictures
2008, New Zealand, 19 min, 35mm, Ontario Premiere
Director: Quentin Parr
In a distopic near future the rich are separated from the poor by fences, armed guards and marshall law rules.
2008, Canada, 2 min, Beta SP
Director: Jeff Bruyère
A late-night emergency call to 911 goes painfully awry in this surprising and absurdist comedy.
2008, Canada, 23 min, Digital Beta
Director: Pamela Matthews, Ellen Monague
Producer: Indigenous Culture and Media Innovations
In classic horror-genre style, a group of friends’ luck runs out when they are hunted down one by one by a mysterious killer after a recent lottery win.
2008, Canada, 3 min 30 sec, Beta SP, World Premiere
Director: Shelley Niro
"You better not stay out after dark or the flying head will get you!"
2008, USA, 10 min, Beta SP, World Premiere
Director: Blackhorse Lowe
In this hilarious and beautifully-shot stoner saga, a redundant conversation reaches epic proportions.
2007, Canada, 7 min, Beta SP, Ontario Premiere
Director: Terry Haines
On the day of her big date, Betty wakes up with the mother of bad hair days.
2007, Canada, 5 min 30 sec, Beta SP
Director: Ariel Smith
A discordant lullaby, a carnivorous mother, a cherub-faced cheerleader....
Shadows
2008, New Zealand, 13 min, Digital Beta, North America Premiere
Director: Michael Jonathan
A brilliant and exquisitely terrifying trip into the haunted soul of a man tormented by demonic shadows. Fasten your seat belts.
